Louisville Fire Department

1135 W. Jefferson St.

Louisville, Kentucky 40203

(502) 574-3701

Chief Gregory Frederick

Additional Information

The Louisville Fire Department serves a population of approximately 709,264.

The Louisville Fire Department has absorbed the Louisville Salvage Corps and the Louisville Volunteer Fire Department.

Merged Agency

Louisville Fire Department

Fallen Heroes: 81

The Louisville Fire Department has absorbed the following agencies:

Louisville Salvage Corps

Fallen Heroes: 7

Louisville Volunteer Fire Department

Fallen Heroes: 4

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Dixie Suburban Fire Department Fallen Heroes: 1	Eastwood Fire Protection District
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Highview Fire District Fallen Heroes: 2	Hillview Police Department
Indian Hills Police Department	Jefferson County Constable's Office Fallen Heroes: 1
Jefferson County Department of Corrections Fallen Heroes: 1	Jefferson County E.M.S. Fallen Heroes: 2
Jefferson County Police Department Fallen Heroes: 19	Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Fallen Heroes: 3
Jeffersontown Police Department	Lake Dreamland Fire Protection District (KY) Fallen Heroes: 1
Louisville Division of Police Fallen Heroes: 79	Louisville E.M.S. Fallen Heroes: 1
Louisville Housing Authority Police Department Fallen Heroes: 1	Louisville International Airport Department of Public Safety
Louisville Metro Department of Corrections	Louisville Metro E.M.S.
Louisville Metro Police Department Fallen Heroes: 1	Louisville Salvage Corps Fallen Heroes: 7
Louisville Volunteer Fire Department Fallen Heroes: 4	Lyndon Fire Protection District
McMahan Fire Protection District	Middletown Fire Protection District
Okolona Fire District	Parkland Police Department Fallen Heroes: 1
Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Protection District	Saint Matthews Police Department
Shively Police Department Fallen Heroes: 2	St Matthews Fire Protection District
United States Marshal's Service Fallen Heroes: 9	Worthington Fire & Rescue Fallen Heroes: 1
Yellow Ambulance	Zoneton Fire Protection District

There are 81 Fallen Heroes from the Louisville Fire Department

Sergeant John Strawn Nutter Date of Incident: Wednesday, August 3, 1994 Last Call: Wednesday, August 3, 1994 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse	Sergeant William M. Schelling Date of Incident: Sunday, October 25, 1987 Last Call: Sunday, October 25, 1987 Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Firefighter Larry Wayne Straughn Date of Incident: Sunday, January 8, 1978 Last Call: Wednesday, February 1, 1978 Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Response)	Captain Donald Ray LaCompte Date of Incident: Tuesday, January 18, 1972 Last Call: Friday, January 21, 1972 Cause of Death: Fall (Accidental)
Captain Joseph K. Buren Date of Incident: Saturday, December 17, 1960 Last Call: Saturday, December 17, 1960 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse	Sergeant Jesse P. Wilson Sr Date of Incident: Saturday, December 17, 1960 Last Call: Saturday, December 17, 1960 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse
Firefighter Riley R. Pryor Date of Incident: Saturday, December 17, 1960 Last Call: Saturday, December 17, 1960 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse	Engineer Walter F. Wallace Jr Date of Incident: Saturday, October 4, 1952 Last Call: Saturday, October 4, 1952 Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Private George H. Wolfe Date of Incident: Thursday, May 6, 1943 Last Call: Thursday, May 6, 1943 Cause of Death:	Private Butcher Arthur Date of Incident: Monday, March 15, 1937 Last Call: Thursday, March 18, 1937 Cause of Death: Natural Disaster
Captain Isaac Abraham Date of Incident: Saturday, September 19, 1936 Last Call: Saturday, September 19, 1936 Cause of Death: Smoke Inhalation	Captain John Duffy Date of Incident: Friday, May 8, 1936 Last Call: Friday, May 8, 1936 Cause of Death: Smoke Inhalation
Private Matthew W. Heffernan Date of Incident: Wednesday, February 27, 1935 Last Call: Wednesday, February 27, 1935 Cause of Death: Stroke	Private Louis W. Brimer Date of Incident: Monday, December 11, 1933 Last Call: Monday, December 11, 1933 Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Response)
Private Charle Kern Date of Incident: Saturday, January 7, 1933 Last Call: Saturday, January 7, 1933 Cause of Death:	Private Walter G. Wallace Sr Date of Incident: Friday, April 17, 1931 Last Call: Friday, April 17, 1931 Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Private John Malick Date of Incident: Tuesday, April 23, 1929 Last Call: Tuesday, April 23, 1929 Cause of Death: Fall (Accidental)	Firefighter John J. Connelly Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Monday, March 18, 1929 Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Engineer H. Charles Handwerker Date of Incident: Monday, September 17, 1928 Last Call: Saturday, September 22, 1928 Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Response)	Captain Robert "Lee" Paul Date of Incident: Monday, September 17, 1928 Last Call: Tuesday, September 18, 1928 Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Response)
Private Lee M. Mcgee Date of Incident: Monday, September 17, 1928 Last Call: Monday, September 17, 1928 Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Response)	Captain Fred Stephen Date of Incident: Thursday, August 9, 1928 Last Call: Thursday, August 9, 1928 Cause of Death: Smoke Inhalation
Engineer William Denneler Jr Date of Incident: Sunday, November 27, 1927 Last Call: Sunday, November 27, 1927 Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Response)	Captain George F. Booth Date of Incident: Monday, August 29, 1927 Last Call: Monday, August 29, 1927 Cause of Death:
Engineer Joseph M. Terrell Date of Incident: Wednesday, August 17, 1927 Last Call: Wednesday, August 17, 1927 Cause of Death: Smoke Inhalation	Private Charles A, Webb Date of Incident: Wednesday, December 29, 1926 Last Call: Wednesday, December 29, 1926 Cause of Death: Fall (Accidental)
Assistant Chief William "Bud" Fisher Date of Incident: Wednesday, December 29, 1926 Last Call: Wednesday, December 29, 1926 Cause of Death: Fall (Accidental)	Firefighter Patrick J. Sheehan Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Friday, May 22, 1925 Cause of Death:
Private Thomas Maloney Date of Incident: Friday, December 22, 1922 Last Call: Wednesday, December 27, 1922 Cause of Death: Smoke Inhalation	Private Albert Thresher Date of Incident: Wednesday, July 12, 1922 Last Call: Wednesday, July 12, 1922 Cause of Death: Electrocution (Accidental)
Captain Charles O. Keller Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Monday, December 26, 1921 Cause of Death:	Private Franck C. Mellen Date of Incident: Saturday, May 14, 1921 Last Call: Wednesday, May 25, 1921 Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident
Engineer William Steele Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Wednesday, February 23, 1921 Cause of Death:	Lieutenant George Dutt Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Friday, December 31, 1920 Cause of Death:
Engineer Joseph A. Hopwood Date of Incident: Friday, February 15, 1918 Last Call: Sunday, October 10, 1920 Cause of Death: Horse Drawn Vehicle (Accidental)	Captain Jacob Loeb Date of Incident: Thursday, April 3, 1919 Last Call: Saturday, June 28, 1919 Cause of Death:
Pipeman Edward McCue Date of Incident: Friday, December 7, 1917 Last Call: Saturday, December 8, 1917 Cause of Death: Burns	Firefighter Edward Rider Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Sunday, December 5, 1915 Cause of Death:
Firefighter Charles T. Conley Date of Incident: Saturday, June 3, 1911 Last Call: Sunday, June 4, 1911 Cause of Death:	Chief Ben Dillon Date of Incident: Tuesday, December 21, 1909 Last Call: Sunday, December 26, 1909 Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Response)
Firefighter Harry Bundschu Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Sunday, July 19, 1908 Cause of Death:	Captain John Kreamer Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Wednesday, May 6, 1908 Cause of Death: Horse Drawn Vehicle (Response)
Captain John Kraemer Date of Incident: Wednesday, May 6, 1908 Last Call: Wednesday, May 6, 1908 Cause of Death: Horse Drawn Vehicle (Response)	Firefighter Herman Gernhardt Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Sunday, January 19, 1908 Cause of Death:
Firefighter Harry E. Brown Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Friday, November 24, 1905 Cause of Death:	Firefighter George H. Callaway Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Friday, August 4, 1905 Cause of Death:
Firefighter John D. Hughes Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Monday, December 21, 1903 Cause of Death:	Firefighter Edward J. Connelly Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Friday, November 20, 1903 Cause of Death:
Asst. Chief's Aide Harry Charlton Date of Incident: Sunday, June 7, 1903 Last Call: Sunday, June 7, 1903 Cause of Death: Horse Drawn Vehicle (Response)	Firefighter William Henzy Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Thursday, October 30, 1902 Cause of Death:
Firefighter Walter E Sinkhorn Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Sunday, February 2, 1902 Cause of Death:	Firefighter Peter F. Bussey Jr Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Tuesday, July 30, 1901 Cause of Death:
Firefighter Charles Neville Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Wednesday, April 24, 1901 Cause of Death:	Major William 'Major" Hartigan Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Thursday, February 22, 1900 Cause of Death:
Firefighter Joseph Tanksley Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Monday, September 26, 1898 Cause of Death:	Firefighter John Sweeny Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Wednesday, June 29, 1898 Cause of Death:
Firefighter Charles A. Boas Date of Incident: Tuesday, November 9, 1897 Last Call: Tuesday, November 9, 1897 Cause of Death: Horse Drawn Vehicle (Response)	Firefighter Valentine "Val" Schwab Date of Incident: Sunday, June 14, 1896 Last Call: Tuesday, July 7, 1896 Cause of Death: Burns
Firefighter Jacob Rabenecker Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Sunday, March 29, 1896 Cause of Death:	Firefighter Lewis R. "Doc" Tomlinson Date of Incident: Not available Last Call: Monday, December 2, 1895 Cause of Death:
Firefighter Thomas Westbay Date of Incident: Friday, March 22, 1895 Last Call: Friday, March 22, 1895 Cause of Death:	Firefighter Richard Musselman Date of Incident: Wednesday, February 6, 1895 Last Call: Wednesday, February 6, 1895 Cause of Death: Accident (Other)
Firefighter Henry T. Wells Date of Incident: Tuesday, December 8, 1891 Last Call: Monday, June 12, 1893 Cause of Death: Exposure	Assistant Chief Thomas Finley Date of Incident: Tuesday, May 2, 1893 Last Call: Friday, June 9, 1893 Cause of Death: Exposure
Firefighter Samuel Baker Date of Incident: Wednesday, December 9, 1891 Last Call: Thursday, December 10, 1891 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse	Firefighter William Davis Date of Incident: Wednesday, December 9, 1891 Last Call: Thursday, December 10, 1891 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse
Firefighter Thomas Moore Date of Incident: Wednesday, December 9, 1891 Last Call: Thursday, December 10, 1891 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse	Firefighter Anthony Schlicht Date of Incident: Wednesday, December 9, 1891 Last Call: Thursday, December 10, 1891 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse
Firefighter Dennis McGrath Date of Incident: Sunday, September 15, 1889 Last Call: Friday, June 19, 1891 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse	Pipeman Maurice O'Hern Date of Incident: Saturday, May 31, 1890 Last Call: Saturday, May 31, 1890 Cause of Death: Accident (Other)
Firefighter Herb Coke Date of Incident: Thursday, January 30, 1890 Last Call: Thursday, January 30, 1890 Cause of Death: Accident (Other)	Captain Edward Early Date of Incident: Sunday, September 15, 1889 Last Call: Sunday, September 15, 1889 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse
Firefighter Patrick Foley Date of Incident: Sunday, September 15, 1889 Last Call: Sunday, September 15, 1889 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse	Firefighter L Steigleiter Date of Incident: Sunday, September 15, 1889 Last Call: Sunday, September 15, 1889 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse
Firefighter John Monehan Date of Incident: Sunday, September 15, 1889 Last Call: Sunday, September 15, 1889 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse	Firefighter Thomas Whalen Date of Incident: Sunday, September 15, 1889 Last Call: Sunday, September 15, 1889 Cause of Death: Structural Collapse
Firefighter Dennis Hamilton Date of Incident: Friday, February 17, 1888 Last Call: Friday, February 17, 1888 Cause of Death: Explosion (Accidental)	Firefighter Nicholas Lawrence Date of Incident: Tuesday, January 31, 1888 Last Call: Tuesday, January 31, 1888 Cause of Death: Accident (Other)
Firefighter Joseph Connell Date of Incident: Saturday, November 13, 1886 Last Call: Saturday, November 13, 1886 Cause of Death: Explosion (Accidental)	Firefighter Jack Hunt Date of Incident: Wednesday, August 12, 1874 Last Call: Wednesday, August 12, 1874 Cause of Death: Exertion
Firefighter Francis M. Atkison Date of Incident: Wednesday, May 28, 1862 Last Call: Sunday, June 8, 1862 Cause of Death: Horse Drawn Vehicle (Response)